John Milton Steeves (May 6, 1905 – October 1, 1998)[1][2][3] was an American career diplomat who served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs from 1959 to 1962; Ambassador to Afghanistan from 1962 to 1966;[4] and Director General of the Foreign Service from 1966 to 1969.
There, he attended a Seventh-day Adventist college, and then served as an educational missionary in India, Burma, and Ceylon.
He was acting Ambassador to Jakarta, Indonesia, and then returned to Japan as Consul General in the Ryukyu Islands from 1955 to 1956.
[5] He was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs from 1959 to 1962, and subsequently was made Ambassador to Afghanistan from 1962 to 1966.
Upon his return from Afghanistan, Steeves served as Director General of the American Foreign Service from 1966 to 1969.